Apparatus for use in the treatment of piles.



H. L. BEARD.

APPARATUS FUR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF FILES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-10.1917.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

HARRY I4. BEARD, 0F QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF PILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed October 10, 1917. Serial Naif-25,772.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. BEARD, a citizen of the United States,residin at Quincy, in the county of Adams and tate of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Use in theTreatment of Piles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to anapparatus for use in treating piles, and hasfor its primary object to provide simple means which may be applied tothe affected parts for the application. of a medicament thereto.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a pad and suitableharness for retaining the same in position, and medicament receivingmeans adapted for detachable connection to said pad, and for insertioninto the rectum, said means being acted upon by the muscles, so that themedicament will be expelled and applied to the affected parts.

It is another object of the invention to provide improved means forholding the medicament containing and releasing instrument within therectum, and which will also prevent the protrusion of the piles orhemorrhoids.

And it is a further general object of my invention to provide a devicefor the purpose above stated, which is simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction and also highly serviceable and convenient in practicaluse.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratin the device as applied inpractical use;

ig. 2 is a sectional view through the compressible medicament containingnipple and thei pad or baseto which it is connected; an

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the nipple.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a relatively heavypiece of fabric constituting the base of the pad or bandage. This padbase may be of any desired form in plan, but is preferably ofsubstantially rectangular shape. Upon one side of tlils base 5, a sheetof rubber, indicated at 6, is secured. This rubber sheet is providedwith a central opening and slits extending diametrically from thisopening to provide a series of tabs or lips, indicated at 7 A nipple 8of soft rubber is provided with a circular base 9, which is adapted tobe inserted through the central opening in the rubber sheet anddetachably held in place upon the pad or bandage by the several tabs orlips 7. The nipple at its other end is open, as shown at 10, and theelongated body of the nipple is also provided in the wall thereof with aplurality of perforations 11.

12 designates a waist band, which is adapted to be buckled or otherwisesecured around the waist of the user, as shown, and a strap 13 issecured to one end of the pad or bandage and is adapted to be connectedat its free end to a buckle on the back portion of the waist band.Additional straps or tapes 14 are also secured to the other end of thepad or bandage 5 adjacent its opposite edges and are adapted toextendupwardly between the legs and be connected to additional buckles orfastening means on the band 12. These straps 13 and 14 are preferably ofelastic material.

In the use of the invention, it will be understood that the nipple 8 isfirst filled with a suitable ointment or medicament, and the base 9 ofthis nipple is then engaged under the tabs or lips 7 on the pad. Thewaist band is secured around the waist and the nipple then inserted intothe rectum. The straps or tapes 14 are finally drawn up wardly andconnected to the band 12 and properly adjusted so that the pad will betightly held in its applied position. The nipple will be compressed orsqueezed in the action of the muscles of the rectum when it is inserted,thereby causin the expulsion of the ointment containe in the nipplethrough the opening 10 in the end thereof and the perforations 11. Themuscles are thus kept thoroughly lubricated in a manner to assist in thenatural actions of the rectum so that constipation will be prevented.The ointment has a healing action upon the parts and the bandagecarrying the nipple efi'ectually prevents the protrusion of the pilesfrom the rectum.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the construction, manner of use and severaladvantages of the device will be clearly understo'od. By applying theointment or greatly e edited. The device may be very easily an quicklyapplied by the user or removed, when necessary. In view of the verysimple form and construction of the several parts of the device, it willalso be obvious that the invention can be produced at relatively smallmanufacturing cost.

While I have herein shown and described the referred construction andarran ement of t e several features of the device, 1t is to beunderstood that the same are susceptible of considerable modificationand I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimatechanges as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. Anapparatus of the character described including a compressible medicamentcontaining nipple havin perforated body walls for the extension 0 themedicament upon compression of the nipple, said nipple having anenlarged fiat circular base, and retaming means for the nippleconsisting of a pad having a flexible fabric base, a rubber sheetsecured upon said base and adapted for engagement against the base ofthe nipple, said rubber sheet affording a smooth nonporous surface forcontact with the skin of the user, and means connected to the base sheetof said pad for holding the pad in its applied position with relation.to the nipple.

2. A bougie consisting of a flat circular base having a solid elongatedneck centrally projecting therefrom and a hollow compressible nippleformed on the extremity of said neck, said nipple being provided at itsapex with a relatively large opening through which the interior of thenipple may be filled with the medicament, and the body wall of thenipple being further provided with a plurality of smaller perforationsfor the extrusion of the medicament from the nipple upon compressionthereof.

3. An apparatus of the character described includin a pad, consisting ofa fabric base and a ru bersheet secured upon one side of said base, saidsheet being rovided with a plurality of relatively movable holding tabs,a perforated medicament containing nipple having a base adapted to beengaged by said tabs to detachably hold the nipple in connection withthe pad, and means for retaining said pad in its applied position.

4. An apparatus of the character described including a pad consisting ofa fabric base sheet and a rubber sheet secured upon the fabric basesheet and having a central opening therein, a perforated medicamentcontaming rubber nipple having a base adapted to be detachably engagedthrough said opening and held by the rubber sheet in connection withsaid pad, and means connected to the opposite ends of the pad forretaining the same in itsapplied position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

H. L. BEARD.

Witnesses;

D. L. HEDGES,

L. W. STURHAHN.

